Article of jewelry



Oct. 4, 1932- H. w. PETERS ARTICLE OF JEWELRY Filed April 6, 1929 if/jg, Z.

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Patented Oct. 4, 1932 gTATES HENRY W. PETERS, 015 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS ARTICLE OF JEWELRY 7 Application filed April e;

This invention relates to an article of jewelry and to a method of making the same and it is designed more especially as an improvement upon the structure and method disclosed in my copending application filed January 7 1929, Serial Number 330,904.

Oneof the objects of the invention is to provide an improved means whereby a stone or other object can be held firmly in the bezel is] provided therefor without requiring the use of any separate fastening means or any means that might tend to detract'from the appearance of the article of jewelry or restrict it as to design.

Another object is to provide an article of jewelry in which the stone or other object held by the bezel can be retained without the necessity of piercing the stone or the like or otherwise treating it in a manner that might tend to break it.

vVith the foregoing and other objects in View which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides'in the combination and arrangement of parts and in r the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed,it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawing the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawing,

Figure 1 is a View partly in side elevation and partly in section of a ring showing the means employed for holding a stone or the like in the bezel, the initial positions of the holding means being shown at one side .in full lines and at the other side in dotted lines and the final or retaining positions being shown at one side in full lines.

Figure 2 is a face view of the structure shown in Figure 1, the initial position of the retaining means being indicated by dotted lines.

Figure 3 is a plan viewof the bezel and a stone received thereby.

Figure 4c is a perspective view of a stone such as might be used in the bezel. 7

Referring to the figures by characters of 1929. Serial No. 353,173.

reference, 1 designates the bezel of a ring A or other-article of jewelry, this bezel being formed with an open face 2 through which the stone .3 or the like is adapted to be eX- posed,'said open'f'aoe being defined by inwardly extending flanges 4 adapted to overlie the edges of the SlSOIlGBl In the structure illustrated the bezel has opposed open faces indicated; at 5 and 6. These open faces are so proportioned as to permit the stone 3 or the like to he slid into the bezel through either of the openings and into position under the flanges 4 sothat therstone'will thus be exposed through the open faceof the bezel but with its edges concealed.

'Thoseportio'ns of the bezel above the open faces 5 and 6 are. thickened to produce upwardly extending transverse ribs 7 and the stone 3 or the-like has its'ends beveled as shown at 8 so that when it isi n position 7 in thebezel, these beveled portions will be supported directly under-the ribs 7.

After the stone has been inserted as described, the ribs 7 can be displaced downwardly by means of a suitable tool so that the upper or exposed surface of the bezel will be flat or suitably ornamented where the ribs were located while the metal displaced in this manner is forced downwardly to fill the space above the beveled face 8 as shown at the left of Figure 1. After the metal has thus been displaced it is of course impossible for the stone 3 or the like to be removed without mutilating the ring or other article of jewelry in which it is set. i

The metal displaced as described will form a narrow retaining band extending across the end of the stone 8 as shown at 9 in Figure 2 and obviously this band can be suitably ornamented so as to add to the appearance of the article. 1

Obviously the beveled ends 8 can be produced readily on the stone by grinding, etc, and, as the bezel is formed of a relatively soft metal, the ribs 7 can be displaced downwardly against the beveled ends 8 without danger of breaking or otherwise injuring the stone.

Although the bezel can be formed with two opposed open faces 5 and 6, as shown and described, it is to be understood that, if preferred, it can be formed with only one open face sufficiently large to receive the stone 3 or the like following which the metal at 'Z 5 can be displaced to retain the stone.

What is claimed is:

1. An article of jewelry including a bezel having open faces disposed at an angle to each other, a member insertible into the bezel 10 through one of the open faces for exposure through the other open face, and means integral with the bezel and extending out of the plane of the open face through which the member is exposed, said means adapted 5 to be upset for displacement without bending into the plane of said open face and into position to lap the inserted member and hold it against withdrawal from the opening through which it was inserted. Y

29 2. An article of jewelry including a bezel having open faces disposed at an angle to each other, a member insertible into the bezel through one of the open faces for exposure through the other open face, said member 25 having a cut-away edge portion and means integral with the bezel and extending out of the plane of the open face through which the member is exposed, said means adapted to be upset for displacement without bending into the plane of said open face and into position to lap the inserted member and engage said cut-away portion to hold the member against withdrawal from the opening through which it was inserted.

V In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature.

HENRY W. PETERS, 

